Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
न तुष्यति तथा शंभुर्यज्ञदानतपोव्रतैः । यथा तुष्येत्सकृल्लिंगे विधिनाभ्यर्चिते सति
na tuṣyati tathā śaṃbhuryajñadānatapovrataiḥ | yathā tuṣyetsakṛlliṃge vidhinābhyarcite sati
شَمبھو یَجْن، دان، تپسیا اور ورت سے اتنا خوش نہیں ہوتا جتنا کہ لِنگ کی ایک بار بھی شاستری طریقے سے کی گئی پوجا سے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī liṅga-darśana/arcana (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Contrast tableau: on one side grand yajña fires, gifts, austerities; on the other a simple devotee offering water and bilva to a liṅga—Śiva’s favor visibly inclines to the latter.
FAQs
Ritual correctness joined with devotion in liṅga-pūjā is portrayed as the most direct way to please Śiva.
The Kāśī context frames the teaching, where Śiva’s presence makes liṅga-worship exceptionally efficacious.
Perform liṅga worship ‘vidhinā’—according to prescribed procedure—even once.